foot

foot
I [fʊt]
nome (pl. feet)
1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.

on foot — a piedi

to set foot in — mettere piede in

from head to foot — dalla testa ai piedi

to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi

to be on one's feet — essere in piedi

to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.

bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)
3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.

at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [page]

4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.
5) mil. fanteria f.
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not to put a foot wrong — non sbagliare un colpo

to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.

to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo

to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo

to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.

to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn

II [fʊt]
verbo transitivo

to foot the bill — pagare il conto (for di)

* * *
[fut]
plural - feet; noun
1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) piede
2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) piede, base
3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) piede
- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it
* * *
I [fʊt]
nome (pl. feet)
1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.

on foot — a piedi

to set foot in — mettere piede in

from head to foot — dalla testa ai piedi

to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi

to be on one's feet — essere in piedi

to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.

bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!

2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)
3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.

at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [page]

4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.
5) mil. fanteria f.
••

not to put a foot wrong — non sbagliare un colpo

to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.

to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo

to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo

to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.

to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn

II [fʊt]
verbo transitivo

to foot the bill — pagare il conto (for di)


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